This National Association of Securities Dealers arbitration involved suitability, excessive trading, and markup claims stemming from mortgage derivative security sales to a not-for-profit community hospital. (ersgroup.com)

A mortgage derivative is an investment product that really increase returns when things go well, and REALLY rack up loses when things don’t. (biggerpockets.com)

The holders of these mortgage derivatives are spread out among many buyers, who buy huge chunks at a set risk and return. There is now way these can be reset to help the defaulting mortgages. (PrudentSquirrel.com)